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Database Entry



XWorm


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 290edd6d3ed29a29820d0ca6f5f62716426ea89f73bd1f575400ac2d78f39c8f
SHA3-384 hash: 4890280679be604b2acf39c42b585306cc988018b093d8180afbeed02eced5a8c1b49471b12f13af72fda02d23bc2ed3
SHA1 hash: e18b95f51a8017b8cc3343f6db69fd2a785363a0
MD5 hash: abc3926bfbb605fedea9a6c9a74802ed
humanhash: six-blossom-nitrogen-fourteen
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature XWorm
File size:3'349'320 bytes
First seen:2026-05-03 20:17:42 UTC
Last seen:2026-05-05 11:07:43 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash ed1fbfbad6ac1c8f1815f39cd131b344 (1 x XWorm)
ssdeep 98304:LkLAb9XT3cfWevq+FPwoH/QYmJ5B/US3DzPlH59TvIiqRC0HxSor0:IA
TLSH T1A0F5A63371077167CD8140F6E66251978EFCB3A92732A1F6B4BD820C75ED0E852B7AA1
TrID 48.8% (.EXE) Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (41569/9/9)
25.2% (.WLX) Total Commander Lister extension (plugin) (21500/1/6)
7.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
5.9% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
5.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 70e1e0e0e0a0c871 (1 x XWorm)
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:dropped-by-gcleaner exe G signed US.file xworm

Code Signing Certificate

Organisation:Helix Digital SARL
Issuer:Helix Digital SARL
Algorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
Valid from:2026-05-03T18:09:49Z
Valid to:2030-05-03T18:19:49Z
Serial number: 17e0a56814b07fb646f7d05340a58974
Thumbprint Algorithm:SHA256
Thumbprint: 058218c711f758e97088d9a42cafd22faa675360c5b1bb75291dbbbbf9ee7469
Source:This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform


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Bitsight
url: http://158.94.209.95/service

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
18
# of downloads :
221
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-05-03 20:20:00 UTC
Tags:
xworm auto-startup

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Connection attempt
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Sending a custom TCP request
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug evasive installer-heuristic microsoft_visual_cc signed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-05-05T05:00:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-05T09:22:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.Xworm
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-05-03 20:18:40 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
80
AV detection:
9 of 24 (37.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xworm discovery rat trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Detect Xworm Payload
Family: Xworm
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
89.124.121.249:3001
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
290edd6d3ed29a29820d0ca6f5f62716426ea89f73bd1f575400ac2d78f39c8f
MD5 hash:
abc3926bfbb605fedea9a6c9a74802ed
SHA1 hash:
e18b95f51a8017b8cc3343f6db69fd2a785363a0
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

XWorm

Executable exe 290edd6d3ed29a29820d0ca6f5f62716426ea89f73bd1f575400ac2d78f39c8f

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Gcleaner
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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